Mottola A, di Cello V, Saltutti C, Bianchi S
Arch Esp Urol. 1989 Jun;42(5):433-5.
Tumors of the testis comprise 1% of male neoplasms. Interstitial cell tumors that originate in Leydig's cells account for 1 to 3% of these testicular tumors. A prognosis is difficult to make since these rare neoplasms manifest clinically in variable forms and it is extremely difficult to distinguish the benign from the malignant. Two new cases of this rare tumor type seen at the Department of Urology of the University Hospital of Florence are reported. The literature is reviewed, highlighting the clinical aspects, particularly the symptomatic, histopathologic, and the differential diagnostic features of the less and highly malignant forms. Furthermore, a protocol for selecting the therapeutic modality for this rare neoplasm is described.
睾丸肿瘤占男性肿瘤的1%。起源于莱迪希细胞的间质细胞瘤占这些睾丸肿瘤的1%至3%。由于这些罕见肿瘤临床表现形式多样，且极难区分良性与恶性，因此难以做出预后判断。本文报告了佛罗伦萨大学医院泌尿外科所见的两例这种罕见肿瘤类型的新病例。对相关文献进行了综述，重点阐述了临床方面，特别是低度和高度恶性形式的症状、组织病理学及鉴别诊断特征。此外，还描述了针对这种罕见肿瘤选择治疗方式的方案。
